Warp-stop-motion separator



June 3, 1930.

e. H SHUTT WARP STOP MOTION SEPARATOR Filed Jan. 5. 1929 J/Vl tfA/TOF G G O/FGc? hf 5/72/77 1927. V t This invention relates to an. improved .tector. rods movable about Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED sr meager- GEORGE 1:; snow, or" NEW ian'nron'n, massacnusn'r'rs, Assreivoa TO CROMPYTONV' &

KNOWLES LOQM woaxs, or we MASSACHUSETTS 'wARr-stroP-Mo'rmii sEPARAroa ori inal application filed May 25, 1927, Serial No. 194,178. Divided ,andthis application filed January 5, 1929. Serial No. 330,651. 2' I This application is a division of my prior application SenNo. 194,178, filed May 25,

form of separator for warp stop motions and it is the general object'of the invention to provide a separator to'be' clamped on-the separator bars of a warp stop motion,there being provision for guiding and accommodating oscillating detector rods which are movable relatively to the separator bars to assume a plurality of positions with respect to the latter. Y

In the aforesaid application I have shown a warp stop motion liavin oscillating de:

hxed aXes "to cooperate with drop wires having slots in their upper ends. .The drop wires extend'downwardly between separ'ator b'ars which arrest' angular'moveme'nt of a fallen drop Wire to effect loom stoppage when a fault occu'rs in tl1e'warp;f "It is desirable under certain conditions to be able to raise .orlower the sepa rator bars so that the distance between said bars and the oscillating detector rods may be varied. The necessity forsuch change may arise out of the fact that the number ofharnesses employedin ,tlie loom may be either increased or diminished.

The detector rods are'ordinarily suspended at their ends, beingdrivenfromone end and being supported for'rotation at the other end. The rods must be sufliciently small to extend through the slots in the drop wires and wherethelooni is relatively wide it is desirable to employ a separator at an intermediatepoint along the width. of the loom to prevent sagging of the detector rods.

It is an important objectof my presentinvention to provide a separator which may be changed as to proportions and form to accommodate the relative changes between the separator bars and the detector rods previously mentioned. It is to be understood thtth 9.4 d' t tf a B Sep m or enves 1 S suppor througha boss'21. It is to be understood the heavier separator bars and is provided preferably with notches or similar conformations to receive the detector rods to support the latter while at the same time permitting free oscillation thereof.

will appear as the description proceeds, my

invention-resides in the combination and arrai'ige'mentof partshereinafter described and set forth in the clalms. i

' In the accompanying drawings, wherein a convenient embodiment of my invention is set forth,

nonsrnn, MASSACHUSETTS, koonroitarron or I Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a warp stop motion of a type to which'my invention may apply, certainparts being in section,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view taken in the direction of arrow 2,'Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a detailed vertical section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, Fig. 4 is a topplanview taken rectio'n' ofarrow 4, Fig. 1', and I f Figs. 5 and 6'are detailedvertical sections taken on the lines 55- and 6'6, respectively, ofFig.3. v l

in the, di-

Referring toFig. 1 I 'have showna loom,

frame' 10 to which is'secured in any approved manner a head frame 11 and a tailfraine' 12.

Said head frame supports a plurality of relatively small detector rods 13 which. oscillate about their axes by means of arms one of which is indicated at 14. Eachrod is given a periodic oscillation and normallyextends through the lower-ends of a slot15 formed in the drop wires 16 of the corresponding bank." f The" upper]end of the slot 15 is redetector rod at the time of-warp faul Relativelvheavy separator. bars '18, the

stricted as at 17 to engage the corresponding outerof which are relatively high and :the

intermediate ones, of. which are relatively low are supported at each end by a carrier 19. 'There is onecarrier at the head end and also another at the tail'end' of the motion and each carrier has extending upwardly therefrom a pair of threaded rods 20 the lower ends ofwhichare'fasten'ed to the carrier' 19 and the upper ends of which extend below'the boss 21 the carrier 19 may be raised vent No. 1,265,112.

or lowered with respect to the detector rods 13.

The matter thus far described forms no part of my present invention, the type of motion being generally that shown in Pat- The manner of raising and lowering the separator bars is the same as shown in the aforesaid application. It is suiiicient for the purposes of my present invention to state that the rods 13 oscillate about their fixed axes at periodic intervals and that the separator bars 18 may be raised or loweredto assume a plurality of different positions with respect 'to the deteetor'rods.

The separator which supports the intermediate portions of the relatively light detector rods 13 has a body portion to the lower end of which ispivoted as at 31a bottom cap 32. Said cap may have extending therethrough a screw 33 hinged as at 34 to the body portion 30. A winged nut 35 may be employed to facilitate slackening of the hinged cap 32. The body 30 is provided with a plurality of slots 36 on its under side to accommodate the separator bars 18, the slots being of proper height so as to receive the high and low separator bars. These portions of the separator are substantially the same as the corresponding parts shown in prior patent to Regan No. 1,496,377. r

Iy invention relates more particularly to the means for supporting the detector rods, and in carrying my invention into effect I provide the body portion with a pair of spaced upstanding horns 10 which extend through openings 41 located one at each end of a rod support 42. Said support is provided with upwardly opening notches 43 through which extend the detector rods 13. In order to vary the position of the rod sup port with respect to the separator bars I provide each end of said rod support 12 with a screw, 44 which is threaded through a portion of the support 42 to have holding engagement with the corresponding horn 10.

Thehorns are'sufficiently high to permit the rod support 42 to occupy any position which may be' required due to the changed conditions in the loom.

In operation when it is desired to effect an adjustment between the separator bars and the detector rods 13 the screws 44 may be released and'the'rod support 42 moved either up or down as the case may be along the horns 40. Then said support 42 is in its correct position the screws 44: may be tightened. It is to be understood that the separator shown particularly in Fig. 3 derives its entire support from the separator bars I and that the support 4L2 acts to prevent undue sagging of the detector rods 13. The notches 4L3 are made sufliciently large to permit free and uninterrupted oscillation of the rods 13 about their axes. e

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a separator for a warp stop motion wherein the detector rod supporting element is capable of assuming a plurality of positions at different distances from the separator bars. It will also be seen that the detector rod support derives its support from the separator bars.

Having thus described my invention it will be apparent that changes'and modifications may be made therein by those'skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, but what I claim is:

V 1. A warp stop motion separator for separator barsand oscillating detector rods, said separator including a body portion having provision for attachment to the separator bars, and a detector rod support movable relatively'to the body portion, to be supported thereby, an d supporting connections between the body portions and the rod supports to hold the latter securely in any one of a plurality of positions at different distances from the separator bars.

2. A warp stop motion separator for warp stop motions having separator bars and oscillating detector rods, said separator having a body member to be secured to the separator bars and having also a support member for the detector rods movable vertically on the body member in a direction toward and from the part of the body member adapted for engagement of the separator bars, and one member having vertical projections 'to be secured to the other member to secure said support member to the body member in any one of a plurality of different positions.

3. A separator for warp stop motions having separator bars and oscillating detector rods, said separatorhaving a body portion and having also a bottom cap movable with respect to the body portion and held to the latter in clamping relation with respect to the separator bars, vertically extending horns on said bodyportion, and a detecting rod support for the detector rods mounted on said horns and secured thereto in any one of a plurality'of positions at different distances from the bottom cap. 7

In testimony whereof I have'hereunto atfixed my signature. 7 I

. GEORGE ,H. SHUTT. 

